One source blamed mismanagement for the current situation, claiming that management was “always acting like there was an enemy, be it the old Disco team, the press, or even people working there” and consequently failed to value its existing talent, allegedly preferring to hire fresh blood from outside rather than promoting employees from within the company.
Who saw that coming???
Far too on the nose that capitalists ended up owning and destroying this series.
The whole history of ZA/UM, the original company, not this zombie husk, was that it was a group of friends coming up with their own ideas for a fictional universe. It really shows in DE that it was essentially a labor of love done by a small group, and it's completely different from any other modern game. This wasn't enough for the vampires who can't appreciate anything that isn't made from the ground up to be a money making machine, so they just had to take it over. "Wow, a new popular IP, how about a TV show on Amazon?"
Capitalists are the dumbest dullards on this godforsaken planet